Middle East Headlines

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) In a tweet on Wednesday, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif said that if Europe wants to keep its lips sealed regarding US brutality against protesters, it should always keep them that way....

The United Nations said Libya's warring factions have agreed to resume cease-fire talks, following days of heavy fighting in which eastern-based forces retook a key town from their rivals after a string of setbacks....

Report says government seeking to identify, cajole countries that could potentially push to sideline it from programs like EU's Horizon 2020Report says government seeking to identify, cajole countries that could potentially push to sideline it from pr...

Iceland is proceeding with plans to test all incoming airline passengers for COVID-19 from June 15 in a bid to salvage its biggest export, tourism.The gove...

Democratic candidate aims to strike a balance between validating anger over police misconduct and condemning violence....

Former defense minister reveals untold story of how project to expand number of coronavirus tests to tens of thousands deliberately halted....

RIYADH-SABA Yemen's Prime Minister on Tuesday told the donors participating in a Saudi and UN-organized virtual pledging conference in Riyadh that his country is facing the "world's strongest hardships due to the Houthi militia's coup, war...

President Rodrigo Duterte suspends for at least six months the termination of a 21-year-old defence pact with the US....

Saudi Arabia has pledged $500 million aid for Yemen during the virtual conference held with the United Nations on Tuesday, the official Saudi Press Agency...

Muscat: The National Business Centre (NBC), which falls under the umbrella of the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates Madayn, The post NBC inks incubation pact with Science Traveler appeared first on Omanobserver ....

The Trump app, which was launched in April, has since often placed among the Top 10 in Apple's rankings of news apps...

Louisville's police chief was fired Monday after the mayor learned that officers involved in a shooting that killed the popular owner of a barbecue spot failed to activate body cameras during the chaotic scene....

Social media users, politicians compare cases of George Floyd and Iyad Halak; PLO releases cartoon suggesting Israeli support for American police violenceSocial media users, politicians compare cases of George Floyd and Iyad Halak; PLO releases cartoon su...

Iran's President Rouhani says the EU must fulfill its duties vis- -vis the US illegal moves as per the JCPOA....

Indictments announced against Likud Tel Aviv councilman Arnon Giladi and Haim Revivo, who played on Israel's national team; case linked to probe of top Likud MK David BitanIndictments announced against Likud Tel Aviv councilman Arnon Giladi and Haim R...

All of Sami Abu Shehadeh's aides who were in contact with chauffeur also isolating; Knesset says anyone exposed to him should follow quarantine guidelinesAll of Sami Abu Shehadeh's aides who were in contact with chauffeur also isolating; Knesset s...

The body of an Omani man who went missing on Saturday after his vehicle was swept away during a failed The post Body of missing Omani recovered in Thamrait appeared first on Omanobserver ....

Tehran, June 2, IRNA Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday issued a statement on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the demise of late Imam Khomeini (19021989, terming Imam Khomeini's insightful ideas as a road map for all Iranians....

On the last standing wall of a building damaged by air strikes in Idlib, a Syrian artist painted a striking mural of George Floyd, who was killed in police...

Tehran, June 2, IRNA Iranian Foreign Ministry in a message pointed to the US police attacking journalists, saying the US regime is after intimidating and silencing reporters....

The main decisions put more emphasis on regulations for restricted activities and areas, rather than on state sponsored quarantine...

Damascus, SANA-Damascus Governorate, in cooperation with Damascus Chamber of Commerce, has finished renovating and remodeling al-Mayssat Square by planting trees and flowers, installing a special lighting system and a modern irrigation network for waterin...

RIYADH-SABAA virtual pledging conference for Yemen has opened in the Saudi capital Riyadh as organized by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in partnership with the United Nations. The conference is meant to raise $2.4 billion to alleviate the Yemeni humanitaria...

As protests rage over the death of the unarmed Black man, his friends talk about the kind of man he was....

'Unlike the surprise of the first wave of the coroanvirus, the Knesset will not be surprised by a second wave.'...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a senior congressional leader have reprimanded China for bullying behavior towards India during a military standoff o...

Move affecting high schools comes after coronavirus cases are detected among teachers in Casamance, in Senegal's south....

After his arrest in 2013 for documenting the deadliest crackdown on protesters in Egypt's modern history, Mohammed Soltan landed in a notorious prison where he says he was brutally tortured for 21 months....

Ministry of Public Health today announces the registration of 1,826 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 2,599 people having recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours ......

Islamabad, June 2, IRNA -- A series of memorials and tributes have begun across Pakistan with the collaboration of Iran embassy and cultural consulates to commemorate the 31st death anniversary of the late Founder of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini....

Football has returned to Denmark behind closed doors and one club has found a creative solution to help fans enjoy the action....

With the world going through so much at the moment, our leaders would do well to read the Book of Job...

Video shows a US police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, who died in custody....

KUWAIT, June 2 (KUNA) -- National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim has sent two cables of congratulations on Monday to Italian President of the chamber of Deputies Roberto Fico and President of the Senate Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, marking thei...

A white woman in the US called the police on an African American man over a dispute about her dog....

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) The 16th Resistance International Film Festival will be held in Tehran in autumn 2020....

Tehran, June 2, IRNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message referred to US' brutality against protesters and press, saying Europe is now silent over such brutality....

Ties between the Taliban, especially its Haqqani Network branch, and al Qaeda remain close, independent UN sanctions monitors said in a report made public Monday, despite a US-Taliban pact Washington hoped would sever them....

The nation's recent economic collapse and coronavirus lockdowns are fueling inflation, hunger and calls for change....

Exercise in gross hypocrisy shouldn't surprise anyone, but must be called out...

'This is a kind of watershed event when surveillance is really spreading everywhere.'...

South American countries began easing COVID-19 restrictions Monday even as the region hurtles toward its viral peak, disregarding the example set by European nations that were battered earlier by the virus....

Imagine how many lives could have been saved these past months if pikuach nefesh had trumped politics!...